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: Supreme Court of Hawaii Blog (Unofficial)Status of federal and state reporter shield legislation
By The Blog Team
Last October, the House of Representatives passed the sorely-needed Free Flow of Information Act (a "reporter shield law") for journalists pressured to reveal confidential sources. The version that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee, however, has languished without a floor vote.
State:
A revised version of HB 2557 is alive.
Full post as published by Supreme Court of Hawaii Blog (Unofficial) on March 03, 2008 (boomark / email).
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